Grosses
'Fast & Furious 6' Sets Franchise High $38.2 Million Opening Day; 'Hangover 3' Rebounds Slightly, 'Epic' Strong in Third PlaceMay 25, 2013 03:15 AM
Universal reports an excellent $38.2 million Friday opening for Fast & Furious 6, topping the $34.4 million opening day of 2011's Fast Five for a new franchise high. BoxOffice is projecting a $119 million four-day opening for the sequel, with an outside shot at hitting $100 million in its first three days alone.
The Hangover Part III managed to increase slightly with a 23 percent increase from Thursday's disappointing debut up to $14.53 million yesterday (likely due to the late release date change). That said, the film is far under-performing against expectations as its two-day take is running 57.3 percent behind The Hangover Part II. With volatile word of mouth thus far, the outlook for the comedy three-quel isn't good. We're projecting a $52.5 million four-day weekend and $64.3 million five-day overall start.
Meanwhile, Paramount's Star Trek Into Darkness held up well in the face of new competition. The J.J. Abrams-helmed sequel is headed for a four-day weekend of $49 million.
Fox's Epic impressed with a strong $9.35 million take on Friday. Despite no built-in audience, the animated film took advantage of the lack of kiddie-centric movies in the market right now (March's The Croods was the most recent film to appeal to that crowd). We're projecting a $44 million four-day gross for the pic.
Meanwhile, The Great Gatsby declined 48 percent Friday-to-Friday with $3.96 million to begin its third weekend. The film is on pace for a $17.5 million four-day frame.
3-Day & 4-Day Memorial Weekend Projections
1. Fast & Furious 6 - $98.0 million (3-day) / $119.0 million (4-day)
2. The Hangover Part III - $43.5 million (3-day) / $52.5 million (4-day) / $64.3 million (5-day total)
3. Star Trek Into Darkness - $38.5 million million (3-day) / $49.0 million (4-day)
4. Epic - $34.0 million (3-day) / $44.0 million (4-day)
5. Iron Man 3 - $20.0 million (3-day) / $25.5 million (4-day)
6. The Great Gatsby - $14.0 million (3-day) / $17.5 million (4-day)
Additional reporting by Daniel Garris.
Daily Domestic Gross Sat, Jul. 27 2002
← previous next →| # | Title | Sat, Jul. 27 2002 | Locations | Avg. | Total | Wks. | Dist. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin Powers in Goldmember | $25,644,512 | -3% | 3,613 | -- | $7,098 | $55,651,034 | 1 | New Line |
| 2 | Road to Perdition | $4,710,085 | 50% | 2,250 | 91 | $2,093 | $62,392,115 | 3 | DreamWorks |
| 3 | Stuart Little 2 | $4,088,342 | 21% | 3,282 | 27 | $1,246 | $31,579,576 | 2 | Sony / Columbia |
| 4 | Men in Black II | $3,527,878 | 42% | 3,542 | -99 | $996 | $170,913,389 | 4 | Sony / Columbia |
| 5 | K-19: The Widowmaker | $3,043,068 | 42% | 2,830 | 2 | $1,075 | $22,884,113 | 2 | Paramount |
| 6 | The Country Bears | $2,051,093 | 19% | 2,553 | -- | $803 | $3,772,929 | 1 | Disney |
| 7 | Mr. Deeds | $1,615,463 | 13% | 2,309 | -514 | $700 | $114,963,864 | 5 | Sony / Columbia |
| 8 | Reign of Fire | $1,347,142 | 31% | 2,005 | -624 | $672 | $35,314,149 | 3 | Disney |
| 9 | Minority Report | $1,276,231 | 37% | 1,365 | -307 | $935 | $122,499,911 | 6 | Fox |
| 10 | The Bourne Identity | $1,079,901 | 34% | 1,155 | -474 | $935 | $109,506,926 | 7 | Universal |
